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Hawaiian Airlines Boeing 717 1:87 scale
Whenever we flew to Hawaii, I would walk around the waiting area with our granddaughter. Our flight was on Hawaiian Airlines and I would tell her our plane was the one with the lady (Paulani) on the tail. This is the reason for wanting to build paper model of a Boeing 717 in HAL livery. However, I could not find a free model in 1:87 scale. So I decided to design the patterns myself using Sketchup and some scale drawings that I found on the internet. After unfolding the model in Sketchup, the next step was to import the patterns into Adobe Illustrator, add the livery starting with the graphics in Gerry1966’s 1:300 scale model and then adding details from photos found on the internet. I am starting with the tail first because if I can’t the graphics and livery right, I may abandon this project and wait for someone else to do the design work. In the meantime, as a way of giving back to the paper model community, I am sharing the patterns as I go along, hopefully to completion. Next step, the tail cone.
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its a good start
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Big thanks, friend.
The model promises to be cool! |
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Fantastic start, it's looking great.
Gary
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I look forward to following your build. I made up a 1/72 scale AirTran 717 a long time ago. I was thinking about modifying the Skyline DC-9 model into a Boeing 717 but there's lots of little differences between the two aircraft. I too use sketch-up for basic model design and add details from photos off of Airliners.net.
Your tail graphics look nice. Can't wait to see the whole model. |
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The tail graphic looks bang-on. I too look forward to your next installment and the model's completion further down the line. Your way of giving back to the paper modeling community is unique. Thank you!
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thats a great looking start.i hope you continue and release the model when done
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Nice! Looking forward to see more photos. Will this be released?
-------- Edit: Just read your post. Can't wait to see all of the patterns!!!
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